Townsend, Edgar Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Edgar Thomas |
Surname | Townsend |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Edith Marian Townsend, of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB747 |
Markings | PM-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. Z. 24. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 108 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 415207 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/816/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/816/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-01-1944 |
End Date | 03-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (52% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Zehrensdorf, near Zossen 20 miles south of Berlin |